Women's Track & Field

Track & Field Athletes Earn All-Ivy Honors

May 18, 2009

May 18, 2009

Providence, RI -
Nine track & field athletes have been recognized on the All-Ivy Outdoor Track & Field Team, which is based solely upon their performances at the Heptagonal Championships hosted at Penn on May 9-10. The event winners earn first-team All-Ivy status, while the runners up take a spot on the second team.

For the women, sophomore Brynn Smith (Saco, ME) was a double winner, taking both the shot and hammer throw titles to earn first team All-Ivy in those events. Smith, the women's athlete of the meet at Heps, became just the third woman to throw 50 feet during the championships, measuring 15.29 meter (50-2) in the shot put. Her 56.23m toss landed her first in the hammer throw as well.

Earning second team All-Ivy accolades was junior Danielle Grunloh (Effingham, IL), who finished in second place in both the shot put and discus throw. She recorded a 15.10m (49-6.5) in the shot put, and posted a 49.59m (159-5) throw in the discus.

For the men, senior Matt Jasmin (Middletown, NY) received first team All-Ivy honors after a great performance in the 110m hurdles to cross the finish line first with a time of 14.29. In the field events, senior Bryan Powlen (Kewanna, IN) earned first team honors in the discus with a 55.86m throw, and sophomore Craig Kinsley (Fairfield, CT) garnered first team recognition in the javelin, with a toss of 69.43m.

Powlen was also named second team All-Ivy, earning a second place finish in the shot put with a throw of 17.40m (57-01.00